Ex-priest in quixotic quest for governor
By Jonas Cabiles SoltesSoft-spoken and shod in slippers, Fr. Leo Casas, 37, may be waging a quixotic fight for governor of Masbate, but his political foes are certainly no windmills.
Soft-spoken and shod in slippers, Fr. Leo Casas, 37, may be waging a quixotic fight for governor of Masbate, but his political foes are certainly no windmills.
Some members of the Catholic Church hierarchy were not impressed with a priest running for governor in Masbate in the 2013 midterm elections, calling it a betrayal of his “spiritual calling.”
Even before Fr. Leo Casas could file his certificate of candidacy (COC) for governor of Masbate, a province dominated by political clans and known for its history of political violence, he has started to receive threatening text messages.
The Liberal Party (LP) on Monday officially nominated Leo Casas, 37, a Catholic priest, as its candidate for governor in Masbate, a province dominated by political clans and with a history of election-related violence.
The Liberal Party (LP) officially nominated, on Monday, Fr. Leo Casas, 37, a Catholic priest for nine years, as its candidate for governor in the violence-prone Masbate.
